The Press., 1887-01-13
HOLLAND COUNTY IN THE LEGlsLATURE'

HOLLAND COUNTY IN THE LEGISLATURE'
 As is its custom at the opening of leg slative session, the Hartford Post last week published biographical sketches of each state officer and legislator. These sketches prepared with great care are reli- able and are relied upon, so much 80 that we are told that the incoming speaker is always in some degree guided by them in designating members for special work. Be- low are copled the Posts sketches of the legislators from Tollond county, and from Ashford in Windham county:
 SENATORS.
 Hon. E. Stevens Henry of Vernon, ,repub- ljcan senator from the 23d district, was in the house in 1883, when he served on the fisheries committee, He was born in Gill, Mass. in 1886, and educated in the district schools. Removing to Rockville, in the town of Vernon, he was soon called upon to execute public trusts, among them that of trial justice. He occupies the positions of treasurer of the Peoples Savings Bank, treasurer of the Holland County Fire Insur- ance Co.,. director in the First National Bank of Rockville, in the First National of Willimantic, and in the Conn. Central Rail- road MT. Henry is conspicuous exam pie of the intelligent land successful busi- ness man. He has been intimately identi- fled with Rockville in all it's social, com mercial and political interests for many years, or since his first residence there. His career as a merchant, and as an operator in real estate, has secured for him an excep- tionally brilliant reputation for business ability and sagacity, while hls methods have always indicated the keenest sense of integrity and honor. His contributions to the architectural attractions of Rockville have been many, prominent among which is the new Henry Block, with it's elegant stores and fine amusement hall, situated in the very heart of the village. MT. Henry is pronounced republican, and of course exerts decided influence in the councils of his party, whether in municipal state or national politics.
 The name of Ephraim Fl. Hyde of Staf- l ford, democratic senator from the 24th dis. l trict, is familiar to the people of thIs state, as that of leading politician, ,an agricultu ral scientist, and thoughtful student o1 social economy. In each of these capaci- ties he is no less widely than favorably known, and his many years are marked with judicial honors. He was born in | on the 1st day of June. He is self-educat ed, for his tutelage ended with the com. mon school, and thenceforward he was his own teacher. He has been democrat from first to last, never wavering hair breadth from the policy and principles of that par. ty. In 1852 he was delegate to the dem. ocratic national convention held at Balti. more. In the presidential campaign oi l 1860, he took prominent part, identifying himself with the states right faction whose candidate was Breckinridge, and was made candidate for elector on their ticket. In 1851 and in 1852 he sat in the lower house, acting on the committees on new towns, amendments to the constitution, and claims. In 1860 and again in 1876, he represented the 2Oth district in the senate, and in the latter year was president pro tenn. In 1867 and again in 1868, he held the second place upon the democratic state ticket, which in those years was elected by considerable majority. Was county commissioner for a number of years, and has frequently been appointed by the executive to serve on spe- cial commissions. Has long been interested both in theoretical and practical agricul- ture, and is perhaps better known to the farmers of the state than to any other class of people. When the U. s. agricultural COuV0uuOu met III w WASu1ASlOA 6OA1O bl1u0 since, he attended as delegate from the New England agricultural association. For many years he was president of the Conn. state agricultural society, president of the Holland county agricultural society, presi- dent of the Holland county east agricultur- al society, vice president of the state board of agriculture, president of the national as- sociation of breeders of neat stock, and a corporator of the Connecticut stock breed ers' association. He is now chairman of the commissions on diseases of domestic animals, and is and has been since it's for nation, vice president of the New England agricultural society. His labors to secure reform in the management of prisons and houses of correction have been extensive and persistent. Is one of the founders and director of the Prisoners Friend associa- tion, and director, also, of the Industrial School for Girls, and has been more or less active in the direction of the state board of education, especially in 1867, '68, '69. MT. Hyde formerly conducted an iron foundry, satinet manufactory, and the mercantile business, but his native tastes led him to abandon those pursuits for the more con- genial one of farming and stock breeding. REPRESENTATIVES.